Opinion!
Saying Mike Tyson could have beat anyone when he was in his prime is "ludicrous". That opinion comes from an affinity to Mike. I love Mike Tyson as well but I doubt he could have beaten Ali. We will never know however, as Mike fought in an era where the heavyweights weren't that great, I believe Mike would have been better back in the golden age of heavyweights because his competition would have been better. Then again... Maybe not. Maybe he would have taken more losses or had less knock outs. Fighters wouldn't have feared and folded so easily to him. Maybe his era was perfect for him because of those reasons however, there's is no taking away from his greatness. 50-6-2 with 44 knockouts is astounding no matter what era he fought in. He was a prodigy and we, as well as the sport of boxing, should be grateful to have experienced the time of IRON MIKE!